Episode 1 - All of you is welcome because all of me is too

In this opening episode of The Place of Permission, Liz Chandler introduces the heart behind the podcast and the deeper intention guiding her work. She shares how years of holding space for others, as well as her own lived experience, revealed how acutely people are longing for permission to be themselves.Liz reflects on the many moments when clients, strangers, and loved ones have approached her with the words, “This is going to sound weird, but…” followed by stories they’ve never spoken aloud. These encounters shaped her understanding that safety, not fixing or giving advice, is what allows truth to emerge.Through personal storytelling, Liz explores the slow and sacred process of integration: welcoming the parts of ourselves that learned to stay quiet, vigilant, or small in order to survive. She weaves together her own ongoing journey of reclaiming her voice with the embodied, trauma-informed approach she brings to her sessions, where working with parts is not rushed, corrected, or bypassed, but listened to with reverence and spaciousness.This episode introduces The Place of Permission as both a podcast and a practice, a space where stories become medicine, where all parts are invited to the table, and where listeners are encouraged to explore their truth at the pace of safety. Liz offers this first episode as an invitation to come as you are, trusting that integration begins not when parts disappear, but when they are finally welcomed home.Thank you for spending this time with me, friend. Your presence here matters more than you know.You can find more on social media at @withlizchandler and at withlizchandler.com for sessions, offerings, and ways to walk this work together.Deep gratitude to my producer Dennis Hull for his wizardry in sound engineering, organizational magic, and steady emotional support and a massive thank you to my admin team at Do What You Love for helping bring this dream to life with patience, encouragement, and steadfast dedication.And to my closest loved ones- thank you for believing in me, standing with me, and encouraging me to radiate fully and unapologetically as myself. This podcast is woven with your love.